Re: Chuck wagon cooking on FoodTV

My listing says the following: Cowboy Cook-Off This annual event inspires the cowboy in us all, as we witness the amazing culinary creations these cowboys

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My listing says the following:

"Cowboy Cook-Off
This annual event inspires the cowboy in us all, as we witness the
amazing culinary creations these cowboys make on their Chuck wagons.
Contests can enter in any of the categories from meat, potatoes,
dessert, wagon authenticity, and wagon travel."

It gives 2 recipes that will be shown on the show. One for Chicken
Fried Steak and the other for Chuckwagon Beef Stew. The show (at least
on my cable station) is repeated 6 times between Aug 5 and the 12th.

David Fant

Quite a plot. I d like to see this worked into screenplay; might not be enough for a whole movie but could be funny. Aren t most Cabela s stores bigger than

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Quite a plot. I'd like to see this worked into screenplay; might not be enough for a whole movie but could be funny.

Aren't most Cabela's stores bigger than New Hampshire if you count the parking lot?

I will have to look to see if we have the program on our food network
station.. I looked for Cee Dub after hearing about his show, they
don't play it on New Hampshire channels...

I think there is a big conspiracy in this country that probably
starts with the homeless guy and works it's way all the way up to the
President of the USA.. And that is to keep New Hampshire totally
clueless about DO cooking..

The guys who are orchestrating the "Clueless in New Hampshire" plot,
just never got hold of the boy scouts. And they have smuggled the
information past their noses..

Now we got an IDOS forming.. Lets see if they make it through the
radar.

I will know for sure if Cabella comes to NH but does not carry and
cast iron in it's store.

Ha, Ha very funny.. Land we got, population is increasing, but not like other states yet. So,they may end up employing half the state. I don t know about size,

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Ha, Ha very funny.. Land we got, population is increasing, but not like
other states yet. So,they may end up employing half the state.

I don't know about size, but the negotiations to come in are
interesting. Seems like the town of Hooksett is paying them, not sure
what they get in return. Taxes go up for towns people, must pay for
bonding for roads & construction. Cabela taxes they pay, end up being
paid back to them!!! Why force them to pay the taxes if you end up
paying it back to them??? Seems like you both get fedrally taxed for
the exchange, but the town ends up with less then nothing.

Still Hooksett wants them in. Tourist Revenue??? Love to see them here,
but glad I don't live in the town of Hooksett.

Wenda

--- In dutchovencooking@yahoogroups.com, "David Fant" <dfant@...> wrote:
>
> Quite a plot. I'd like to see this worked into screenplay; might not
be enough for a whole movie but could be funny.
>
> Aren't most Cabela's stores bigger than New Hampshire if you count
the parking lot?
>
> David Fant
> Possum Walk Farms

David Fant

There s always a cost and I guess the nature of big business is to shift the costs if they can. Down here in Texas an NFL owner got a free brand new stadium.

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There's always a cost and I guess the nature of big business is to shift the costs if they can.

Down here in Texas an NFL owner got a free brand new stadium. Not saying the new stadium won't benefit area businesses and create jobs but try getting the county or the city to build you a restaurant. Not going to happen no matter how many cooks you hire.

Not Dutch Oven related anyway. Sorry.

I am still fascinated by Cabela's and Bass Pro and Sportsman's Warehouse and I wish I didn't have to drive 3 hours to get to one. But that's better than it was three years ago so I'll enjoy what they all have as long as they keep stocking stuff I want.

Ha, Ha very funny.. Land we got, population is increasing, but not like
other states yet. So,they may end up employing half the state.

I don't know about size, but the negotiations to come in are
interesting. Seems like the town of Hooksett is paying them, not sure
what they get in return. Taxes go up for towns people, must pay for
bonding for roads & construction. Cabela taxes they pay, end up being
paid back to them!!! Why force them to pay the taxes if you end up
paying it back to them??? Seems like you both get fedrally taxed for
the exchange, but the town ends up with less then nothing.

Still Hooksett wants them in. Tourist Revenue??? Love to see them here,
but glad I don't live in the town of Hooksett.

Wenda

--- In dutchovencooking@yahoogroups.com, "David Fant" <dfant@...> wrote:
>
> Quite a plot. I'd like to see this worked into screenplay; might not
be enough for a whole movie but could be funny.
>
> Aren't most Cabela's stores bigger than New Hampshire if you count
the parking lot?
>
> David Fant
> Possum Walk Farms

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Mark Hansen

... See, I think they figure that since you guys get to pick the next president, we ll compensate by keeping you dutchless... MRKH Mark Hansen +++++ Inspiring

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> I think there is a big conspiracy in this country
> that probably
> starts with the homeless guy and works it's way
> all the way up to the
> President of the USA.. And that is to keep New
> Hampshire totally
> clueless about DO cooking..
>
> The guys who are orchestrating the "Clueless in
> New Hampshire" plot,
> just never got hold of the boy scouts. And they
> have smuggled the
> information past their noses..
>

See, I think they figure that since you guys get to
pick the next president, we'll compensate by keeping
you dutchless...

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Wenda Stephens

WE DO!!??!! Gee, word has it the high muck-ity mucks took that away from us also. Not that we really got to pick the next president. So we got the primary

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WE DO!!??!!

Gee, word has it the high muck-ity mucks took that away from us also.
Not that we really got to pick the next president. So we got the
primary first? I don't believe all the rest of you were such mindless
sheep as to vote the way NH voted...

Maybe that is why the Art of Dutch Ovens, is slowly pushing it's way
through. They held our DO's for ransom until we released the primary.
Now that they have succeeded in wrestling the primaries away from us,
they are letting us have our DO's.

Wow!! I knew there was a plot, but to be so diabolical and ruthless!
No wonder we had to give in to their demands!

Send the DO's to us faster!! Send the DO's faster!! Does anyone know
of a DO dance I can preform that will send DO's raining down on us?
Ouch! That one hurt!

---------------------------
I was just thinking we have a little hardware store in Goffstown that
had a little bit of cast Iron. No DO's but books and tapes and little
things like the cast iron muffin pans.

They are building a new 3 times larger store, I am not sure if it is
open yet, or do to open any day now, but if they now have more room,
Could they? Would they? Expand their cast Iron product line???

This is worth a snoopy investigation. I may stop by on the way home,
and inquire with the staff to see if I can get any inside information
on any Clandestine operation they may be working on.

>
> Come to Arizona. We'll teach you the DO dance. It's similar to the
> fish dance. Or the salmon dance. The salmon dance came to us from
> Washingtom
>
> Gary
>

Mark & Barbara Wilkins

The last time they showed this, it was coverage of the Ruidoso Chuckwagon cookoff from 2005. They showed our wagon a few times as we pounded out our chicken

Message 10 of 27
, Aug 2, 2007

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The last time they showed this, it was coverage of the
Ruidoso Chuckwagon cookoff from 2005. They showed our
wagon a few times as we pounded out our chicken fried
steaks and sorted beans. There were 26 wagons entered
in the event and will always hold a special place in
my memories. When i got up at 3am to start the fire
and get the beans on, I remember the feelings I had as
I glanced over the chuckwagon area. Most camps had a
single kerosene lantern dimly lighting the back of the
chuckbox area as a lone cookie was beginning their
preparations also for the days events. It was as if I
had stepped back 100 years or so. Smells of mesquite
wood burning, grassy area lit by moonlight, and a
peaceful quiet serenity. Was a long day of work, but
worth every minute and sore muscle I experienced.

> My listing says the following:
>
> "Cowboy Cook-Off
> This annual event inspires the cowboy in us all, as
> we witness the
> amazing culinary creations these cowboys make on
> their Chuck wagons.
> Contests can enter in any of the categories from
> meat, potatoes,
> dessert, wagon authenticity, and wagon travel."
>
> It gives 2 recipes that will be shown on the show.
> One for Chicken
> Fried Steak and the other for Chuckwagon Beef Stew.
> The show (at least
> on my cable station) is repeated 6 times between Aug
> 5 and the 12th.
>
>

Sounds really wonderful. You making me anticipate seeing this show all the more, although I do not think any TV show could capture that feeling, even if they

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, Aug 2, 2007

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Sounds really wonderful. You making me anticipate seeing this show all
the more, although I do not think any TV show could capture that
feeling, even if they got up at 3 to film it. That is something you
have to be a part of to truely experience.

>
>...Most camps had a
> single kerosene lantern dimly lighting the back of the
> chuckbox area as a lone cookie was beginning their
> preparations also for the days events. It was as if I
> had stepped back 100 years or so. Smells of mesquite
> wood burning, grassy area lit by moonlight, and a
> peaceful quiet serenity. ...
>
> Mark

Cyndie Mac

WOW! I don t comment much in this group, but THANKS Mark for sharing this memory with us. You brought the sights and smells right into our hearts. I think

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WOW! I don't comment much in this group, but THANKS Mark for sharing this memory with us. You brought the sights and smells right into our hearts. I think there is something is ALL of us "DO enthusiasts" that relish the olden days. To be able to step back and feel part of this must be awesome.

Are you the Mark that Patricia Hernandez has spoken so kindly about? She just came up for our last DOG weekend and we all had a great time.

Mark & Barbara Wilkins <barb7513@...> wrote:
. When i got up at 3am to start the fire
and get the beans on, I remember the feelings I had as
I glanced over the chuckwagon area. Most camps had a
single kerosene lantern dimly lighting the back of the
chuckbox area as a lone cookie was beginning their
preparations also for the days events. It was as if I
had stepped back 100 years or so. Smells of mesquite
wood burning, grassy area lit by moonlight, and a
peaceful quiet serenity. Was a long day of work, but
worth every minute and sore muscle I experienced.

> My listing says the following:
>
> "Cowboy Cook-Off
> This annual event inspires the cowboy in us all, as
> we witness the
> amazing culinary creations these cowboys make on
> their Chuck wagons.
> Contests can enter in any of the categories from
> meat, potatoes,
> dessert, wagon authenticity, and wagon travel."
>
> It gives 2 recipes that will be shown on the show.
> One for Chicken
> Fried Steak and the other for Chuckwagon Beef Stew.
> The show (at least
> on my cable station) is repeated 6 times between Aug
> 5 and the 12th.
>
>

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Ronda

That really sounds awesome Mark - and memorable. I don t usually get up too early when camping, but your post made me want to get up early and cook. We love

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, Aug 2, 2007

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That really sounds awesome Mark - and memorable. I don't usually
get up too early when camping, but your post made me want to get up
early and cook. We love cooking over a campfire, we should do that
more often and forget the charcoal. Thanks for posting this. Ronda

>
> The last time they showed this, it was coverage of the
> Ruidoso Chuckwagon cookoff from 2005. They showed our
> wagon a few times as we pounded out our chicken fried
> steaks and sorted beans. There were 26 wagons entered
> in the event and will always hold a special place in
> my memories. When i got up at 3am to start the fire
> and get the beans on, I remember the feelings I had as
> I glanced over the chuckwagon area. Most camps had a
> single kerosene lantern dimly lighting the back of the
> chuckbox area as a lone cookie was beginning their
> preparations also for the days events. It was as if I
> had stepped back 100 years or so. Smells of mesquite
> wood burning, grassy area lit by moonlight, and a
> peaceful quiet serenity. Was a long day of work, but
> worth every minute and sore muscle I experienced.
>
> Mark
>

> WOW! I don't comment much in this group, but THANKS
> Mark for sharing this memory with us. You brought
> the sights and smells right into our hearts. I think
> there is something is ALL of us "DO enthusiasts"
> that relish the olden days. To be able to step back
> and feel part of this must be awesome.
>
> Are you the Mark that Patricia Hernandez has
> spoken so kindly about? She just came up for our
> last DOG weekend and we all had a great time.
>
> Cyndie Mac
> Sequoia Dutch Ovens, Porterville California
> Chapter of IDOS

My family/friends and I have only used charcoal once (we were in Oklahoma last summer cooking for my cousins and didn t realize til we got there that there was

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, Aug 3, 2007

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My family/friends and I have only used charcoal once (we were in
Oklahoma last summer cooking for my cousins and didn't realize til we
got there that there was a drought and a burn-ban) and we've used
wood the rest of the time. My great interest in life has been the
pioneers and how they traveled and lived so cooking like they did
with wood has been really fun for me (never used buffalo chips
though.....don't think I will anytime soon). Thanks for the cool
description of the experience!

--- In dutchovencooking@yahoogroups.com, "Ronda" <rlb_51@...> wrote:
>
> That really sounds awesome Mark - and memorable. I don't usually
> get up too early when camping, but your post made me want to get up
> early and cook. We love cooking over a campfire, we should do that
> more often and forget the charcoal. Thanks for posting this. Ronda
>
> --- In dutchovencooking@yahoogroups.com, Mark & Barbara Wilkins
> <barb7513@> wrote:
> >
> > The last time they showed this, it was coverage of the
> > Ruidoso Chuckwagon cookoff from 2005. They showed our
> > wagon a few times as we pounded out our chicken fried
> > steaks and sorted beans. There were 26 wagons entered
> > in the event and will always hold a special place in
> > my memories. When i got up at 3am to start the fire
> > and get the beans on, I remember the feelings I had as
> > I glanced over the chuckwagon area. Most camps had a
> > single kerosene lantern dimly lighting the back of the
> > chuckbox area as a lone cookie was beginning their
> > preparations also for the days events. It was as if I
> > had stepped back 100 years or so. Smells of mesquite
> > wood burning, grassy area lit by moonlight, and a
> > peaceful quiet serenity. Was a long day of work, but
> > worth every minute and sore muscle I experienced.
> >
> > Mark
> >
>

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